A so-called professional should know better and should not be surprised at the fallout. I know everyone is fascinated by all the social networking sites (everytime a new “toy” comes out people just have to have them), but whatever you post or tweet on the internet is done in ink…not pencil. It’s permanent and it’s there for anyone to see, especially one’s employer. More and more people have lost jobs, or job opportunities, because of something dumb they’ve posted or tweeted.

]]>By: rcalihttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1543104
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:47:59 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1543104Wow, a lot of people hating on Grossi. He did choose to live in Cleveland and report on a failure of a franchise….give him a break.
]]>By: blantoncollierhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542996
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:05:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542996Tony Grossi has spent 27 years covering the Browns. He is no Peter King or Chris Mortensen, nothing more than a local hack.

He allowed his personal opinion, in most cases dislike, blur his professional judegment. He tried to run Bill Belichek out of town. He never gave Eric Mangini an inch even when his team played beyond their talent level. And he failed to report to Browns fans that Holmgren and Heckert had decided to “go young” meaning rebuild last January.

By making a personal attack on Randy Lerner he lost his final bit of credibility. He isnt some “internet hack” or a columnist he is a beat writer for a newspaper that is supposed to be free of personal bias,.

So long Tony.

]]>By: j0esixpackhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542986
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542986So Lerner took offense that he was called thin skinned and shallow

What is being overlooked is that Grossi has been a horrible bear writer for seasons.

Remember, the reason this all started ass because he said that it wasn’t his “job” to cover a press conference of the owner of the team he supposedly covers.

He hates the owner, the fans, and the team, get someone in there who actually wants to give a crap about his job.

100%. Grossi got butt hurt because that interview went to Trivisonno, not him. He’s a small, vindictive little creep.

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:24:06 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542635gallogj says:
Jan 26, 2012 12:13 PM
He doesn’t deserve to lose his job for posting an opinion 95% of Browns fans agree with.
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Do you mean that his assertion that Randy Lerner is a irrelevant owner? This must be one of those ‘67.5% of statistics are made up on the spot’ stats with that 95%.

Randy Lerner has admitted publicly that he doesn’t know enough about football to properly run the team. That is why he’s tried to hire people that do know. Unfortunately, he needs that first hire to be the one good one. So far, he’s listened to the NFL, former players, and other NFL team president wannabees (Policy, Clark, Mangini, Davis) to run his team.

I’d much rather have an owner that knows enough about football to sign the checks and get the hell out of the way, instead of trying to micromanage a team (Jerry Jones, Snyder, Al Davis after he went mad).

]]>By: fan70http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542565
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:05:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542565Being critical of a poorly run franchise doesn’t mean you’re biased, it’s just the truth! Sometimes reporting the truth can push the team to take much needed action. Or, we can all sit home and just think positive thoughts and see if that will make things better!
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:04:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542563olcap … you are 1000% correct.
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:39:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-15424986ball says:
Jan 26, 2012 12:20 PM

Well done Cleveland fans. You’ve identified the problem and remedied it. Let me be the first to toast you as 2013 Super Bowl Champions.
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Yes. It was the FANS that got Grossi fired. Great post. Your Nobel prize is in the mail, genius.

I guess someday (and I use the term “someday” loosely) when the Browns manage to crawl into the playoffs again (hey, it’s happened before), you’ll credits the fans for that, too.. right?

]]>By: tndiverhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542496
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:38:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542496You don’t bite the hand that feeds you!
]]>By: tndiverhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542489
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:35:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542489I just saw this as well. Maybe it was time to move him to another sport. from this article and other previous issues, it may have been the final straw for the newspaper.

“He was removed once before prior to their move to Baltimore for insulting their coach at the time, Bill Belichek”

Grossi has a track record of allowing his personal hatred and bias to pollute his reporting. His coverage of the Mangini era in Cleveland was fraught with personal bias and vendettas; it was a complete embarrassment to journalism.

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:34:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542483Thom Fladung…hahahaha…..great name..
]]>By: brownoholichttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542482
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:33:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542482Grossi is not unemployed. He just isn’t covering the Browns any more. And it’s been confirmed that neither Lerner or the Browns had anything to do w/ it. It was mainly just Grossi being stupid . . .
]]>By: ticalcaldwellhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542477
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:32:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542477If they did this in Cincy every time a reporter bad-mouthed Mike Brown….there wouldn’t be any media left here….
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:39 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542471@davesays11:

Couldn’t agree more; “pathetic” and “irrelevant” are more than marginally insulting. It was a personal attack on the owner of the franchise which he was dependent upon to make a living. That tweet was about as stupid and unprofessional as it gets; not all that surprising for those of us who have suffered through Grossi’s “reporting” over the years.

Now I wonder who will be doing the 20 or 30 Mock Draft versions for the PD now that Grossi is gone?

]]>By: lawyermalloyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542461
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:27:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542461It doesen’t say a whole lot about the journalistic integrity of the Plain Dealer in allowing the “newsmakers” dictate who reports the news; it’s somewhat like giving the keys to the asylum to the patients!
]]>By: ppdoc13http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542460
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:26:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542460Grossi is a turd. He is a little man who keeps a grudge forever. Just ask him about Art Modell. I hope that with his removal from the beat, they remove him from voting for the HOF.
]]>By: neemdaddy13http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542458
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:26:49 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542458Grossi got what he deserved, no question about it. He should have been removed long before this tweet. Either way, the correct result.
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:23:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542449What is being overlooked is that Grossi has been a horrible bear writer for seasons.

Remember, the reason this all started ass because he said that it wasn’t his “job” to cover a press conference of the owner of the team he supposedly covers.

He hates the owner, the fans, and the team, get someone in there who actually wants to give a crap about his job.

]]>By: deepbacksidedighttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542447
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:22:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542447If Grossi was bumped as a result of pressure from Lerner, I would not like this.

My personal problem is I do not care about twitter, low signal to noise, it is short attention span, overwhelmingly worthless.
Folks look childish, from Irsay to Palin using the little kiddie text abbreviations.

My predisposition against twitter causes me to disrespect a supposedly pro journalist who first decides to go there, and second, makes an ass of himself, and his paper.

By accident? Friends don’t let friends Tweet drunk?
TUI.

The reporter looks like an amateur, the paper should be embarrassed.

TLDR: Twitter is stupid. A pro should know better.

]]>By: birddawg581http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542444
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:21:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542444I always disliked Grossi as a writer. Not sad to see him go. That being said I think it is important to point out that he still works for the Plain Dealer. Grossi is still employed… He just won’t be reporting on the Cleveland Browns. So he really didnt lose his job.
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:20:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542443.

Well done Cleveland fans. You’ve identified the problem and remedied it. Let me be the first to toast you as 2013 Super Bowl Champions.

Grossi was killing the passing game.

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]]>By: davesays11http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542442
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:20:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542442Lerner didn’t really have a choice. “Marginally” insulting is a pretty biased way to put it, but then again how else are sports writers supposed to be when reporting on other sports writers.
]]>By: gallogjhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542428
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:13:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542428Anyone who thinks Grossi isn’t objective in his articles is crazy. I never really liked his articles BECAUSE I think he’s so objective. He’s usually towing the line between love and hate when it comes to the Browns. When most fans are mad at the Browns…Grossi would find a way to be optimistic about the team’s future in the articles he writes.

The fact that he FINALLY posted a true opinion that wasn’t impartial makes me wish for him to keep his job as the beat writer. He doesn’t deserve to lose his job for posting an opinion 95% of Browns fans agree with. There’s supposed to be truth in reporting…the fact that he’s finally being truthful about the Browns means that he’s finally as fed up as the rest of us…and that he deserves a raise!

]]>By: captainspaulding22http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542427
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:13:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542427Grossi was a hack; this was long overdue. Anyone who follows the Browns in Cleveland would tell you the same.
]]>By: chief0727http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542421
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:10:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542421I wonder if Grossi will be removed from the local TV shows he hosts about the Browns? Also, this is the 2nd time he has been removed from his Browns duties. He was removed once before prior to their move to Baltimore for insulting their coach at the time, Bill Belichek
]]>By: brownsdawg1984http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/plain-dealer-confirms-grossis-removal-from-browns-beat/#comment-1542418
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:08:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181875#comment-1542418First of all, any long time Browns fan knows Grossi is a main source for every little thing getting blown way out of proportion. He’s a rumor monger/ drama queen and it causes players and coaches to be run out of town. Which has also become a specialty on this site. What other team would you talk about a beat writer for a local paper getting fired for an unprofessional tweet? Either way, Grossi is going out the way he wrote for the paper… A big deal over nothing
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